Head of Silenos - image 1

Hellenistic

Head of Silenos

The head is mold-made and hollow. The top and back of the head, the nape, and the left ear are missing; the surface is scratched. The facial type is generally similar to that of inv. no. 74.51.1496, but the head is not from the same mold and is more summarily rendered. H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

Date

199 - 100 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1503

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 414, p. 34, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2326, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 356, pp. 212-13, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.